Eliminate Dead Escalation Routes Automatically
Stale escalation policies create noise and confusion. Automatically delete escalation routes when issues close so your escalation setup stays clean and relevant.
Trigger
Issue Updated Trigger
Triggered when an issue is updated. For example labels are changed, issue status is changed, etc.
Action
Delete Escalation Policy
Tool to delete an escalation policy by id. use when you need to permanently remove an existing escalation policy after confirming its id.
Why this helps
Closed issues leave behind escalation policies that continue routing alerts, creating noise and wasting responder attention.
- Reduce alert noise
- Keep setup clean
- Prevent false escalations
- Improve alert quality
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Linear and Better Stack to Notis.
- 2Tell Notis: 'When an issue status changes to wontfix or closed, delete its escalation policy from Better Stack.'
- 3Select 'Issue Updated' as your trigger, filtering for closed statuses.
- 4Test by closing an issue and verify its escalation policy is deleted.
- 5Notis will auto-cleanup escalations for all future closed issues.
Questions about this workflow
How does Notis know which escalation policy to delete?
You can match by issue ID, name, or a custom identifier. Tell Notis the mapping upfront.
What if I need to keep an escalation for reference?
Tell Notis to archive it instead of deleting, or skip specific policies.
Can I customize which statuses trigger cleanup?
Yes. Tell Notis exactly which statuses should trigger deletion.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Linear to Better stack. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Linear triggers
Better stack actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Escalation Policy
Tool to create a new escalation policy. use when defining how incidents should escalate across team members.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Heartbeat Group
Tool to create a new heartbeat group. use when you need to organize related heartbeat checks under a single, logical group. example prompt: "create a new heartbeat group named 'backend services'."
Comment Received Trigger
Triggered when a comment is received.
Create Outgoing Webhook Integration
Tool to create a new outgoing webhook integration. use when you need to register an endpoint to receive event notifications from better stack.
Issue Created Trigger
Triggered when a new issue is created.
Create Source Group
Tool to create a new source group. use when you have finalized the group name (and optional sort index) and need to organize related log sources under that group.
Issue Updated Trigger
Triggered when an issue is updated. For example labels are changed, issue status is changed, etc.
Delete Escalation Policy
Tool to delete an escalation policy by id. use when you need to permanently remove an existing escalation policy after confirming its id.
Private Team Comment Created
Fires when a new comment is posted on an issue in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Delete Source Group
Tool to delete a source group by id. use when you need to permanently remove an existing source group after confirming it is no longer needed.
Private Team Issue Created
Fires when a new issue appears in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Get Heartbeat
Tool to get a single heartbeat by id. use when you need to fetch details of a specific heartbeat.
Private Team Issue Properties Updated
Fires when properties on an issue change in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Get Heartbeat Availability
Tool to retrieve availability summary for a specific heartbeat. use when you need availability metrics for a heartbeat within an optional date range.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Linear and Better stack, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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